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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Freeman re.
turned from their eastern trip Sat-
urday evening.
A. 0. Ringsrud is in Chicago this
week, laying in his spring stock,
which will be very extensive.
Fred Strobel smiles just rs serene
ly over the little girl that came to his
house Monday as if it was the first.
James McMillin OF Elk Point has
accepted a position in the office of
Geo. w. Kellogg.-Siour City Journal.
Who is going to take hold of the
telephone enterprise? We suggest
that the board of trade investigate
the matter.
The Temperance Convention, which
was to have been held at Yankton,
March % & Gath, has been postponed
indefinitely.
Sec. w. CT. U.
John Briggs, Dock Briggs, Her
man Rosemore; Cornelius Keiser of
Virginia township were in town Sat-
urday of last week. Mr.. Rosemore
was proving up on his homestead and
the others acting as his witnesses.
Mr.& Mrs. Nj. B. Kent with mas
ter Nell started Friday morning to
their old home at Springfield Ill.
They will take in Chicago and Sc
veral other important Illinois cities
before they return.
Let every one attend the school
entertainment or Friday evening
this week. 1t will not only be an
evening of pleasant enjoyment, but
will assist the pupils in %eniarging
their much needed library.
Mr.. Ole Tollefson and Miss Ida
Shattuck were married, on Sunday,
March 20, at the home of the brides
parents one mile west Of town.
These are two Of Union County's
most estimable young people and
the COURIER joins their many friends
in congratulations.
Freeman Bros. purchased $50
head of fat cattle to-day, and will
ship them tomorrow by special
train. This enterprising firm are
paying out thousands of dollars ev-
cry week for cattle and hogs. They
propose to do their part in making
Elk Point the best market for stock
and produce in Dakota.
We publish this week the Jour-
nal ofthe institute for Monday, and
will continue from week to week un-
til It is all published. 1t will no
doubt prove interesting to the peo-
pie to know what is done at these
meetings, and profitable to the teach
erS to have q convenient means of
preserving a minute to the proceed
ings for future reference.
After the going into effect Of the
commerce law on the first
of next month, all towns will have
an equal footing in freight rates. 1t
remains for the people and business
men of Elk Point to get to the front
in the way of markets and the ship
ment of grain and stock. The bet
ter markets we have the better town
we will have.
Mrs. Francis Reandau, of Jefferson
Township, mother of our towns
man, B. Reandau, died very sudden
ly of heart disease at her home near
Jefferson, last Sunday. Mrs. Re
andau was one of the very Oldest
residents of Dakota, a very estim-
able christian lady, and will be Ia
mented by all who knew her.
EXHrBITIoN.-The high school
and grammar room pupils of the
school will entertain the peo-
pie of Elk Point at the Rink on Fri
day evening. March 18th. Careful
preparation has been made and ev-
erything done to make the exhibi-
ton a success. The entertainment
I'll --- ~ -,. "a,
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JAKE SHARP SENTENCED.
THE NEW YORK BOODLER SENT
UP FOR FOUR YEARS.
He Is Also Fined $5,OOO-Scenes In the
Court ROOm-Judge Barrett's
Sentence.

NEW YORK, July Is. - The convicted
"boodler" Jacob Sharp, slept better last
night than for some nights previous but it
seemed TO be the sleep Of utter exhaustion,
and he appeared to be but little refreshed by
it when he arose in the morning. He bore
the same listless, Indifferent, almost dazed,
manner, noticeable in him since his cOnvic
ton. Sharp was SO weak that in going TO
the carriage from the Jail, and on leaving
it on his way to the court house and up the
stairs to the court room, twas necessary for
the officers guarding him to support his tot
tering FORM
Judge Barrett whose illness yesterday
compelled pCstpOnement of the sentence OF
the convicted man, had recovered sufficiently
to be present in court He arrived at the
court house at almost the same moment as
the prisoner. The clock was indicating
almost noon when Sharp was almost carried
into the courtroom. His suffering wife and
son -in-law werr close behind BIN.
The excitement was becoming quite fever
ish, when a sudden hush came over the room
as three raps on the door announced the en-
trance of Judge Barrett at exactly 1918
O'Clock. After calling the court Mr.. MARITIME
got up and stated that, as he heard the de-
fense had some remarks to make. he wished
to'hear them. Mr.. Mitchell moved for new
trial. Judge Barrett said that if the docu-
ment contained nothing new he would deny
the application for Il new trial. Mr. Mitch
ell then read the paper, stating that the
trial was an unfair one in several WAYS The
jury was prejudiced against the client, and
gave an unfair verdict. Moreover, the
judges charge was an unjust one. Judge
Barrett stated that the motion would be de-
MED.
Judge Barrett then proceeded to deliver
the sentence. He said that he had never per-
formed so delicate t'Sk in his whole pro-
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WRECKED AT THE SWITCH.
An Express Derailed in Maryland-No
One Seriously Injured.

An Express Derailed in MaryIand-NO
One Seriously Injured.
GAITHERsBURG, Md, July 15-At 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon the Cincinnati express,
which left Washington at 3:15 p. ~, passed
through Gaithersburg, rushing westward at
q high speed. Scarcely a mOmeLt later the
passengers from Washington heard a shrill
whistle, u series of unusual sounds that
brought every passenger to his feet,
and then shock and a series
of crashes. The point had just
been reached where the double track
from Rockville to Gaithersburg merges into
one. On the short cross track the train from
Washington was slowing its pace when the
express eastward bound from Chicago dashed
into sight at furious speed 1t was not until
the trains were fifty yards apart that either
engineer realized that the trains would touch
III passing. The Washington train had passed
too far upon the switch, and the Chicago
locomotive struck the cylinder of the WASH
ingtOn engine and was derailed, upset and
totally wrecked. Car after car of the
Chicago train received a deep dent
along its sides, and the baggage and
mail cars were totally wrecked. On
the Washington train the engine,
although crippled, held its place, but the cars
Immediately behind it were seriously
affected. The baggage and mail car and the
first two passenger cars We're derailed and
upset Many passengers shocked, bruised,
and slightly cut were removed from both
trains, but in no instance We're the injuries
serious. The eaSt-bOund eng ne was n total
and almost unrecOgnlzable wreck. The sec
Ond car Of the eastward train had also lost
its wheels and mounted to the roof of the
second car of the Washington train. Behind
these one car of each train lay completely
upside down.
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PTTTSBURG. Pa, Ju'y l. -Between s0o and
gp0 cmp'oyes % Park Br,s & Co Back
Diamond Steel Works ara cut on a strike
against What they term -encruachment uron
Their rghts liberty ami mAnhool- Tha
main question at issue - the rsiust tatsulent q
men alleged g. have rroent.y t-en discharged
for joining The h ght. - IAbor The nisn
vii also demand an aivaur~ in warrs q
from 81 crnts o. e. fsr IN. thus bringing
Their scils up o. that uf ths Knights of Il
t.ag ard Anna lgamatrt As-s-.afiun 20 Ira
and stesl Wofk.rs F8urt.sn hundrsi nasn
az smplnyei at tfs mll bata arg numt-r
talnE smIa. .Yel bv cnntrartuu a. uot cutns
unAar tha llruct cuntral sf ths drm
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BfcGLYNN EXPELLED.
a Formal accommodation Signed By
ArchhishOn Corripan.


NEW YORK, July 15.-The formal notifi-
cation Of his communication by name was
received yesterday afternoon by the Rev.
2. McGlynn. 1t was contained in re1is.
tered letter, which had been detained at
the Brooklyn pOstOffice since July B. It read
as follows:
"NO. 40 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK,
July ,, 1SS7-REv. EDWARD MCGLYNN. d.
D.-REvEREND Doctor: In accordance
with the instruct Ons of the holy Gee, it is my
painful duty to notify you that the term of
forty days from the date OF delivery 70 you
of the nonitorium Of May from the cardi-
nal project Of propaganda, within which you
were required under pain of excommunica-
ton to be incurred ipso facto and nominatim
to appear at Rome before the sacred congre-
CATION of the propaganda, has elapsed,
and to declare that, as you have failed to
appear lore the sacred congregation of the
propaganda within the time specified, you
have incurred by your act of cOntumacy the
aid penalty of accommodation nOminatim.
am, reverend sir, sorrowfully yours,
[oeall AN. a. CORRIGAN,
Archbishop of New York"
DR.. McGlynn, when interviewed on the re-
ceipt OF the bove letter, said that the Arch
bishops so 'ow and pain" was OF the Uriah
Heep kind: ct he ought to know that it was
an unusual thing for Catholics to greet the
name of the Pope and of the Archbishop
with groans and Kisses, as has been done OF
late. archbishop Corrigan," the doctor
said, "haS, with fatal fatuity, leaned upon
the arm OF the flesh, and affected to think
that he could promote the interests OF the
kingdom, the flock, the family, the
church of the carpenters son-of the
man who was an outcast and had no.
where to lay his head-by visiting and hob
nobbing with bankers = and by seeking
to perpetuate and increase the powers of
political rings, helping all these to cheat, 10
rob, and to Oppress the poor, while preaching
i'll the name of Christ resignation and sub
mission, and blasphemously perverting the
words of the Master concerning the poor, as
if the Master had said: Blessed are the DOOR
but He did say: Blessed are the poor in
spirit" The doctor again scored the papal
machine, the smashing of which, he SAID,
would result in the bringing of men into the
recognition and enjoyment of the brother
hood OF men under the fatherhood of God.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

AOl4 Minn., July 12.-J. w. Nc
s,,.. prominent citizen here. created
-a'ement among the Irish, Germans.
7 !. anu Swedes by introducing
resolutions in the Cham
oUmmerce to the effect that
committee of five be
N y Oy that body TO prepare a memo
presented to Congress at its next
sung forth the evils and the dan
unrestricted immigration, and
such legislation as will cor
\ ars;,.. evils, and not on,y bar
: iaSearsas,, ss any further immigration of
M sn TiO1s classes. but exPel from the
asssi a. =, ,ailarchlsts and NihiliSts now
lsGinsti0,.u "uo ~ may hereafter be engaged in
SlutTy. Instructive theories Ill
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

NEW NORK, July 1.-THE strike on the
Brooklyn Elevated railroad Is still on. but
there j only one seeming draw bacS 10 is
settlement-the refusal ot the railroad ofii-
cials TO submit their side o. the cass 70 arb,-
tratlon. Florence Donovan, member q
the state Boarl ot Arbitration, went to
Brooklyn ami invited Superintendent Mar.
tin. o! the road. @ meet the strikers for the
purPc~e of arh.;rain- tie eHi,ting difii -ul.
tie>, hut Mr. Martin .-nt back wDri that the
company bal nothing g. arb.;raie. AMI o..
.usei 90 meet Nr Donovan They promised
90 meet t4e striker, in conference to-day.
Trains we're running on about twenty mia.
utr, heaisay yesterday Al a mreting of
strikers last might the opniou sas EsusrAl
tlal tEs u0ubls v All h. seitlei t5-iay
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Severe Floods in Arizona.

NoGALES, y. T., July 15.-One of the most
severe rainStorms ever seen here came up
Yesterday afternoon about , O'Clock. Ii ap-
pears that there was a cloud-burst on the
mountain southwest of the town. i'll
Sonora, and within the space OF
half an hour the town was almost
flooded. On the west siie Of the
town is large aroya, and in few minutes
that swelled to the width OF more tLan 2lO
feet. Most Of the damage was done in
NoraleS In Sonora there were five houses
washed away and one child drowned. One
woman and two children were swept into
the current, but were, fortunately, saved.
One peculiar feature of the flood was the
action of n little Mexican boy, aged about
Il years. When his mothers house was
swept away he attempted to hold a trunk
and was taken down with the cur
rent. Although the current was swift
and appalling, he held On. After the
storm subsidized, large party went out and
found him alive five miles Eelow town. l..
H. Heelv, who FASTENED 10 the woman and
two children as they were carried away 10y
the food. bravely plunged into the water
and succeeded in resCuIng them. 20 lar rs
en- be learned there was but one person
drowned, a Mexican Child.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
Iowa's Prohibition Convention.

DEs MONIES. Iowa, July l5.-The State
convention OF ProhIbitionists held here was
slightly attended, but twenty-five delegates
being present. Z. Caldwell was chosen
chairman; John l. Scott, yice-president; A.
b. Brady, OF Davenport secretary; and d.
". Wood, OF plymouth, assistant secretary
A State ticket was selected as follows: Gov
ernor, V. g. Farnham, Plymouth county; {;
Lieutenant Governor. w. {. Caldwell,
jasper; Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, Prof ;. y. Fellows, johnson; Judge Of
the Supreme court, C. II. Lewis. Of Chero-
kee. The resolutions adopted call for ~
cents per mile for passenger rates on rail-
roads, repeal of tie pharmacy law, and
woman suffrage
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

CITY OF MEXICO, July l5.-Poltical inter
est in the commemoratinn o. the anniversary
of the death of President Juarez on Monday
next Increases. ana owing TO the renew ed ac-
tivity Of the clerical party the hberal-party
orators propose to maze the occasion one of
special significance, AMI there i a general
belief that out OF tile SpeeCIe> delivered much
food for political controversy II arise 1t IS
known that the prominent members OF the
liberal party IRE urx on, that sterner meas
ures be taken against vIoIatOr> OF the re-
form laws instituted during tie adminiStra-
tion OF President Juarez, and they point
TO the continual activity ot the clerica.s in
some states Is evidence OF tie growing hopes
of tie Conservatives and ReIoaC: !oui>tS
The policy o. tie PRESENT administration
seems 10 Ue one OF len.eECy. AM THIS policy
Is said 10 be tased on a conviction that the
clerical party is Incapable of doing harm
while the Liberal party Is as united as now.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

NEW YORK, July II "A general strike oI
the icemen in the employ Of the Knickse-
booker, Consumers and the New York IcO
companies took place Monday. Hitherto
drivers have been receiving ell, second mSn
Is and bridgemen sl2 per week They struck
for sl5 for drivers, tl2 for second men and
SIS for bri1gemsn. The strike only lasted
until noon, when the companies granted thO
mems demands and the Ice famine, iron
which Store-keep@rs and house-ksspsn hAA
suffered during the forenoon, was brOaghS -
an end
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UNIoNTowN, Pa, July 12-The meetingS
held by the striking cokers during the last
forty-eight hours indicate that they are de-
termined to stand out for the advance. Out
of 800 votes at West Leisinring only % fav-
ored a resumption at the old rate OF wagoA
The operators are not feeling as tubilant a.
on Friday, but they assert that II work II
not resumed this week by the strikers other
men will be put to work and 0ddI-
tional Pinkerton men brought 70 the
region. The miners district assembly Of the
Knights Of Labor have passed resolutions
denouncing the importation Of armed forces,
and calling upon Gov. Beaver to remove the
Pinkerton men from the region, an their
presence reflects on the coke workers. loyalty
to good government; is q menace TO their
homes and an insult to their patr! otism
They also rendered their services 70 the
sheriff and local authorities to preserve
peace and good order.
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weighed and considered. The defendant
herein asking for mercy can give nothing as
a plea for clemPmcy hut age and sickness.
On the merits of the case he certainly is en-
titled to none. 1t is absurd TO state
that he was not guilty of giving
the bribes as he was Enthusiastically the
leader of the whole affair There is not
here, as in the case of the aldermen, any at
tempt to prove the defendants good charac-
ter The crime itself was an enormous one
the raising of $4,000 to corrupt half a
legislature" Judge Barrett reviewed the
corrupt action OF the defendant in forming
a bogus company to contract with the
Seventh ..yrllue Railway, of which he was a
director, and alluded TO the defendants
securing 81, 100000 of profit as sheer larceny,
for which he could have been indicted lust
as we'll as for bribery. The judge continued:
"What is there to excite pity or mercy eN-
cept the age and ill-health of the prisoner
and the mourning condition of his familyi
With over s., ,000, 900 in his pocket he clamors
for mercy without Offering TO pay back
penny of the money stolen, So that should he
die III prison his family has vast fortune to
fall back upon"
At this Mrs. Sharp buried her face in her
handkerchief and wept silently, while the
prisoner himself did not lift his face from
the table.
The Legislature docs not allow us to 60
below the minimum penalty in such grave
otfense the present is" continued Judge
Barrett "All can not he satisfied; those who
camor for the prisoners receiving the full
penalty OF the law and those calling for
reprimand All things have been considered,
and the judgment OF this court is that the
prisoner be confined four years a; hard labor
ami that he pay fine Of 5000"
Sharp received his sentence with stoiCal
resigned despair. lie was borne almost FAINT
Ing out Of the court room. Mrs Sharp was
terribly affected and gave way TO uncon-
trollabie emotion.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
Carpentor. Want EIrht uour.

CHICAGO, July l2.-The carpenters have
decided to make a stand for the restoration
of a working day of eight hourA No sooner
was it learned that the arbitration board Of
brickmen had decided upon the eight-Aour
day than the Carpenters' Council held .
meeting and came To the conclusion that
they, too, would work only from q. m to
p. III. The question was discussed at length
by the members OF the council at it, last
meeting. As the best means OF carrying cut
the project it was decided to hold = series Of
mass meetings. at which the question should
be discussed by all
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AlQue Present for Mrs. Cleveland.

AsO, Texas. July l3.-"Mrs. Grover
~, Washington, D. c." was the ad-
aaf caught the eye of the United
a1Stom House officials who met the
- mail on its arrival here this morn
le package contained coat of arms
sunlted States worked OH heavy card
ntfely Of feathers. The design
wrought with great skill,
y Work being one of the
V'ensively cultivated forms
yuan art The only thing in
lackage TO indicate the donor was a
ara bearing the name Of Mrs Consul
y more, City Of Mexico. A letter
= Vensul General to the Collector at
d explained what the box contained,
ISss-sssa M y that it be not opened, lest the
~ paced package be diSarranged, but
'Ass was opened before the letter was
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
,,ysAs NEWS.

orning occurred a most
j'I nlU nnlnUnrovoked affray which
% tha Inf shooting OF q respected
aarner W. county, by two men
pS pad1lff who live on q CLAIM
ee0sl v south Of Meade Center.
i q dangerous one.
,,,icide in the annals Of
s.Oye occurred Thursday al
I%r, Brecket, a laborer
yrs. "" shot himself at his
5aII % entering his left breast
q y. the tbe nipple and death en-
+.nOW say that Kansas is in
G # q gas belt that extends
\ a 'll.Iantic ocean to the Rocky
.onutv papers are warning
lars lars to prepare fire guards as
There is SO dry it would burn
t,Dce, charged with killing Viii
nsr, ,'T in Fl Dorado on the 29th
W u ! preliminary examination
N NJ evening and is held for trial
4. 'ig' p o'clock Sunday night,
IlI.,roil shot and killed Ed, Ban
ma dry goods store in Garden
1ssr had dispute q short time
l. ~ aver livery bill in which
~ called Carroll a liar. They
soaated then. A short time
Lssnnister returned to the store
|,..-oT ...,' hit him over the head
,yrOlrer and opened fire on
bttmg him twice. Bannister
|na few minutes.
.dtizens Of Harper are wild with
.,asm over the carriage Of the
|, bonds of the MCPHERSON, Tex
frf Railway, a branch OF the
Pacific, and the Newton, Attica
PasO roads.
.bundred acres near F't. Riley
slp laid out in a park. An ac-
lshed landscape gardner will be
led,
4City one day recently raised
Ofor the purpose OF building a
and making some city improve
! This is typical of a rustling
4 city, and explains the secret
nsas booms.
K on the state capitol building
leka will soon begin on the-main
The hauling ofstonetrom Strong
iii soon begin. One hundred
carloads OF stone Will /
Hered in Topeka for the new
rin short time
ilsas paper says: Yes, Kansas
boom 400 miles long, 200 miles !
nd 400 miles deep. 1t covers
Ire state and goes clear to the
n, too. Tens OF thousands of
tcitizens OF the eastern states
cen awakened by the booming
seOming on every train to see
.all means. 1t has rolled on
cross the Atlantic and the
.and best of the old world are
TO find homes III grand, boom
lSaS 1t is asubstantial boom, I
The long trains Of cars that will
railroad in Kansas this fall, I
,loaded with her corn, hogs
tie will be proof that our boom |
anSlent affair gotten up for
tive purposes. !
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22
THE LAND BILL.
Debate in the House of Commons Over
That Measure.

That Measure.
LONDON. July 13.-Mr. Dillon resumed his
debate on the lan1 bill in the House OF
Commons last night. lie said he rejected
the measure with contempt, rs utterly made
ouate to meet the needs of the Irish ten
antrv. He rehutted Mr.. Chamberlam'S asser-
ton that past efforts of English statesmen tc
ameiorate the condition Of the people
had Invariably met with contumely from
the ParnelliteS. and declared that what
ever advantages English statesmen ever
offered had been eagerly seized. Attacking
the clauses of the hil seriatm, Mr. Dillon de
clared that the first section. dealing with
cases Of leas--holdeTS, was the only one that
promised To be beneficial in its operation
The others would make eviction easy, destroy
the confidence of the country in the lard
court, and place in landlords hands a new
and terribly Irresistible engine of eviction
T. ". Russell liberal, said ii was the de
sire of tenant farmers in Ulster To see fair
and determined effort 70 settle questions
raised by the bill THIS measure would not
satisfy them. He ohjec el 10 a tenant bein.
COMPELLED 10 20 into court against his Will
The b.ll was delUSlOn aS regards ev.ctlonS
closing one door upon the honor of the and.
lord 10 eyict only To open another.
The division on the second reading OF the
bin will take pace IN the House of Com
mons on Thursday next The government
has secured a mechanical ma jority The con
servative whips promise important amend
mentS. 1t Is SAID the bankruptcy clause Will lie
ahan Ioned in committee, AMI that an amend.
ment viii be intro ucei giving county court
Judges power 20 revise the judicial rents. and
they claim that .heS- alterations Will moiI.y
the opposition OF the ParnelAte members &
the measure.
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

fessiOnal career. lie
had received many
letters from many
people pleading for
mercy for Sharp.
But a court was not
appointed to be mer-
ciful any more than
was dictated by the
laws of jus ice. "A
Judge is appointed to
award penalty in ac-
cordance to the Of
fen>e, when all the
circumstances con-
nCcted with the COM
mission Of the ofense
have been duIv
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

OTTAWA, III. July L. The eigAr-maksrS
u this city are On = strike. The mAnufactur-
erS. e1cepl Capt. Rising. REFUSE % accept tbS
demand Of the men for an increass In prios
OF making cigars-an Advanoo u from -
cents to o. pr !. 90 This city pays the lovsss
for the mAnu!Acturs Il cigars IN ths STATE.
The object % The strikers u 70 make IL
pricss uniform
Western cyclone., 1887-07-22

CORK. July 2-Thc members OF Farhl-
ment from the cit, and county X Cork. all
~ whom are home rulers. have joined in "a
summons calling cuu' 'h. "i u' ul' ~ ~
National League go mcri ih ihe 'il! ~ ~"
uu July n g. devise niran' l' 'n'o'v "a" '''''
,nla ~ Ireland O. resist lt tiiun.